By tfk on February 24, 2007. Via Grrl. Your Linguistic Profile: 45% General American English 25% Yankee 20% Dixie 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak? Tags Chatter More like this 55% Yankee 25% General American English 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Dixie 0% Midwestern I know where the upper midwestern comes from. My maternal grandfather was from Ohio. The Yankee part is also explainable as the rest of my family is all from the 200 mile circle of NYC to Boston. The real surprise is the Dixie. Granted it is only 5% but I know exactly where that comes from. My SO is from North Carolina. Gee whiz! I'm living in the wrong part of the country! Your Linguistic Profile: 50% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern
55% Yankee 25% General American English 10% Upper Midwestern 5% Dixie 0% Midwestern I know where the upper midwestern comes from. My maternal grandfather was from Ohio. The Yankee part is also explainable as the rest of my family is all from the 200 mile circle of NYC to Boston. The real surprise is the Dixie. Granted it is only 5% but I know exactly where that comes from. My SO is from North Carolina.
Gee whiz! I'm living in the wrong part of the country! Your Linguistic Profile: 50% General American English 20% Dixie 20% Yankee 5% Upper Midwestern 0% Midwestern
55% Yankee
25% General American English
10% Upper Midwestern
5% Dixie
0% Midwestern
I know where the upper midwestern comes from. My maternal grandfather was from Ohio.
The Yankee part is also explainable as the rest of my family is all from the 200 mile circle of NYC to Boston.
The real surprise is the Dixie. Granted it is only 5% but I know exactly where that comes from. My SO is from North Carolina.
Gee whiz! I'm living in the wrong part of the country!
Your Linguistic Profile:
50% General American English
20% Dixie
20% Yankee
5% Upper Midwestern
0% Midwestern